方
square
ほう
Stroke Count4
Kangxi Number#70
About this radical
A square shape — direction or person. 放 (release) = square + rap. 旅 (travel) = square + people.
Example kanji
Common kanji that use the radical 方.
方
direction, person, way ホウ かた
方(かた)— person (polite)
あの方はどなたですか。
Who is that person?
放
banish, emit, fire, liberate, release, set free, shoot ホウ -っぱな.し こ.く はな.す はな.つ はな.れる ほう.る
場内放送(じょうないほうそう)— (announcement over) the public address system (e.g. in stadium)
場内放送の例を教えてください。
Please tell me an example of "(announcement over) the public address system (e.g. in stadium)".
旅
travel, trip リョ たび
旅行(りょこう)— travel
京都に旅行に行きました。
I traveled to Kyoto.